25 June 2018
The secret that all audiobook lovers know, is now official: you get more thrills listening to the audio adaptation of a novel than you do from its equivalent on Netflix.
A new study, released today by UCL, has found that people experience heightened physiological reactions, with sronger heart and brain responses, when listening to audiobooks as opposed to viewing screen adaptations of the same works. This is the first time any research has been done looking at whether changing the way a story is delivered changes its emotional impact on us - and the findings are a boon for the already-booming audiobook industry.
